In the last 24 hours, XRP, RLUSD and the XRP Ledger have seen key developments including the launch of Spot-Quoted XRP futures on CME Group and RLUSD going live on its first layer-2 networks. Ripple executive Reece Merrick described XRP as reaching a "convergence point," where technology, markets and regulation are finally aligning, while XRP spot ETFs have logged 30 straight days of inflows above $1 billion.

ONDO has dropped 10% in the last 24 hours, briefly falling below the $0.40 support level before recovering to around $0.41. The token's slide follows a recent announcement that Ondo Finance plans to expand its tokenized stocks and ETFs platform to Solana in early 2026. With ONDO open interest on Binance near its 2025 low and key indicators turning bearish, the price could retest lower support levels if selling pressure persists.

Since its launch in November, the US Spot XRP ETF has accumulated more than $1 billion in net inflows, signaling heightened institutional appetite for XRP-based products. While Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have seen notable outflows, XRP trades around $1.90 with a market cap near $114.97 billion and a sharply higher 24-hour volume, highlighting a shift in market positioning toward alternative assets.

On 16 December 2025, CoinGecko data indicated that Solana attracted more ecosystem-related interest than any other major blockchain, measured by verified organic website traffic. The analysis, covering early 2024 through mid-December 2025, showed Solana captured over a quarter of all attention, leaving Base, Ethereum, Sui, BNB Chain, Bitcoin, and Cardano trailing behind.

Solana faced a sustained DDoS campaign over the past week, with peak traffic reaching 6 Tbps. Despite the pressure, Solana's block production and consensus remained stable. SUI encountered a smaller attack in the past day, which briefly degraded performance before being resolved.

U.S. spot XRP ETFs crossed $1 billion in cumulative net inflows one month after launch. As of December 16, SoSoValue data shows a $10.89 million daily inflow on December 15, lifting total XRP ETF net assets to $1.12 billion, nearly 1% of XRP's market cap. Canary Capital leads with $376.5 million since its November 13 debut.

Dogecoin has lagged the broader crypto market in the current bull cycle, recording the weakest year-to-date performance among the top 10 coins while several smaller meme tokens have rallied. Analysts highlight five alternatives—Fartcoin, Pepe, Pippin, Maxi Doge, and Pepenode—which feature low to mid caps, high trading volumes or presale inflows, and in some cases staking rewards or on-chain activity that could support stronger upside into 2026. These projects span Solana- and Ethereum-based ecosystems and are being accumulated by so-called smart money investors looking for higher risk-reward opportunities.

Solana has been subjected to a distributed denial-of-service attack peaking at nearly 6 terabits per second, reportedly the fourth-largest incident ever recorded against a distributed system, yet its network continued processing transactions without disruption. While validators absorbed the week-long surge in traffic, on-chain indicators now point to shrinking liquidity and persistent realized losses, with analysts describing the current phase as a full liquidity reset that could precede the next market cycle.